1420 E 108th Terr
KCMO 64131
Some snacks and beverages will be provided but you can bring something to share or bring
your own drinks.
Elijah Wald: Musician — He has as Dave Van Ronk Said a classical folk music education—
Having read “Bound for Glory” and heard Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly when he was 8 and 9 years old—before he had heard Dylan.
A flat picker and finger stylist he has an acclaimed instructional video on playing Joseph Spence. Elijah teaches at blues camps demoing Robert Johnson and Dave Van Ronk. His album “Street Corner Cowboys” features songs by Woody Guthrie, Towns Van Zandt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, traditional material and many others.
He has an extraordinary Elijah Wald: Author — has written over 13 books
Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories
“Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues”
“Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties”
“How the BeatlesDestroyed Rock ’n Roll. An Alternative History of American Popular Music”
“Josh White, Society Blues” —
“Dave Van Ronk: The Mayor of MacDougal Street”
Elijah received Grammy for his liner notes on the “Arhoolie Records Anniversary Box” And – ETC.ETC. ETC.
Elijah Wald: Educator—He has a Phd in ethnomusicology and has taught at UCLA and currently
at Temple.